Christopher Belcher (born January 29, 1994, in Sayville, New York) is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and the 200 meters. While in college he competed for the Monroe Mustangs and then the North Carolina A&T Aggies. He is currently sponsored by Nike.

In 2017 he competed at the World Championships in the , making it to the semi-finals. His personal best time in the is 9.93 seconds, set during the NCAA Division I Championships earlier that year.

Biography Early life Raised in Sayville, New York, Belcher attended Sayville High School. During his 3 varsity seasons, he won the state championship at the and was ranked 8th nationally. He also won the Division 1 dash state championship race his junior year. Belcher also competed and won the high school dash at the 2013 Millrose Games.

Amateur career In 2013, Belcher signed with Monroe College; In his freshman year, he placed 3rd in the at the 2014 NJCAA Division I Championships behind Odean Skeen and Andre De Grasse. In 2016, Belcher transferred to NCAA Division I school North Carolina A&T. At A&T, Belcher was the , , and relay champion at the 2016 MEAC Championships, breaking meet records in all three events. He then went on to compete at the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships in the , but did not qualify for the finals.

Following his success in 2016, Belcher then went on to defend his and titles at the 2017 MEAC Championships. In the finals, Belcher broke the meet record that he set the previous year with a time of . Belcher, along with teammates Rodney Rowe, Caleb Gabriel, and Joel Thomas defended their title in the relay with a time of , breaking their own MEAC championship record from the previous year. During the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships, Belcher broke the 10-second barrier with a personal best time of . Belcher went on to finish 3rd in the , 5th in the , and 3rd in the relay.

Professional career Belcher qualified for the 2017 USA Championships in the . At the event, Belcher ran his last amateur race in the semifinals. Deciding to forego his final year of NCAA eligibility, he signed a professional contract with Nike. In the finals of the , Belcher finished 3rd behind Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman, qualifying for the World Championships in London. In London he made it through the heats but was unable to advance through the semis.

Statistics Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests EventTime (s)Wind (m/s)CompetitionVenueDate 100 m 9.93 +1.6 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, US June 7, 2017 200 m 20.01 +1.6 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, US June 7, 2017 4×100 m relay 38.30 Herculis Monaco July 21, 2017 4×200 m relay 1:19.73 World Relays Yokohama, Japan May 12, 2019

100 meters progression YearTimeVenueDate 2012 10.76 Cicero, New York, US June 8 2013 10.71 Middletown, New York, US June 8 2014 10.27 Mesa, Arizona, US May 16 2015 10.46 Mahwah, New Jersey, US April 4 2016 10.07 Greensboro, North Carolina, US May 5 2017 9.93 Eugene, Oregon, US June 7 2018— — — 2019 10.05 Montverde, Florida, US July 6 2020 10.26 Des Moines, Iowa, US August 29202110.01 Walnut, California, US May 9 Eugene, Oregon, US June 19

200 meters progression YearTimeVenueDate 2012 21.77 Cicero, New York, US June 9 2013 21.81 Middletown, New York, US June 8 2014 21.40 Mesa, Arizona, US May 16 2015 21.40 Chester, Pennsylvania, US March 28 2016 20.39 Greensboro, North Carolina, US May 5 2017 20.01 Eugene, Oregon, US June 7 2018 21.09 Birmingham, Alabama, US January 13 2019 20.42 St. George's, Grenada April 13 2020 20.86 Doha, Qatar September 25 2021 21.35 Jacksonville, Florida, US April 16

International championship results +Representing the Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes 2017 World Championships London, England 13th 100 m 10.20 −0.22019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan1st4×200 m relay1:20.12 The Match Europe v USAMinsk, Belarus1st4×100 m relay 38.26 2nd 100 m 10.25 World Championships Doha, Qatar 25th 100 m 10.23 −0.3

National championship results +Representing the Monroe Mustangs (2014–2015), North Carolina A&T Aggies (2016–2017), and Nike (2017–2019) Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes2014 NJCAA Indoor Championships New York, New York 11th 60 m 6.86 8th 200 m 21.78 NJCAA Division I Championships Mesa, Arizona 3rd 100 m 10.27 +0.9 15th 200 m 21.40 −0.1 7th 4×100 m relay 40.50 2015 NJCAA Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 5th 60 m 6.78 6th 200 m 21.49 NJCAA Division I Championships Hutchinson, Kansas 100 m — +4.9 False start 15th 4×100 m relay 41.11 2016NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon 24th 100 m 10.71 +1.3 14th4×100 m relay 39.65 2017NCAA Division I ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas 9th 60 m 6.64 15th 200 m 21.02 NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd 100 m 10.19 −2.1 5th 200 m 20.66 −3.13rd4×100 m relay 38.57 Belcher ran the 4 X 100 relay along with: Malcolm Croom-Mcfadden, Akeem Sirleaf, Michael Dickson, & Rodney Rowe. 2017 USATF Championships Sacramento, California3rd 100 m 10.06 −0.72019USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa3rd 100 m 10.12 −1.0 10.120 s 10th 200 m 20.59 −1.4 2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 10th 100 m 10.11 +0.7 NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.

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